Technology Nutt

Welcome to my Blog, Voki Style

nutt — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:28:46 +0000

Here is where you can access vokis.
http://www.voki.com/

ActivVirginia Promethean Educators Conference 2010

nutt — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:35:20 +0000

Better late that never.

On Saturday, March 6, 2010, I attended the ActivVirginia Promethean Educators Conference. It was a well prepared conference.

I also had the opportunity to present with my B.A.D. Team partner Brian at the conference. The name of our session was Lowing the Teacher’s Stress Level.

Click on the link to access the flipchart that we used for our presentation: http://www.prometheanplanet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12358&page=3

Also visit Brian’s blog for more information. http://ppsblogs.net/brianmckee

New Videos to Share

nutt — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 23:14:08 +0000

While Plurking one night, I had some of my Plurk friends share the two videos below:

Below is one of the videos that Lee Bond has shared on the PPS Learning Community (Ning)

Find more videos like this on PPS Learning Community

February is Black History Month

nutt — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:48:05 +0000

Celebrate Black History Month

Here are some Websites:

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/black-history-month/teacher-resources/6602.html

http://fun.familyeducation.com/black-history-month/holidays/32871.html

http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/black-history-month/

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/BHM/index.html

http://www.educationworld.com/a_special/black_history.shtml

http://resources.kaboose.com/kidslinks/social-studies/black-history/Black_History.html

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/

http://www.picadome.fcps.net/lab/currl/blhistory/online.htm

http://kids-educational-activities.suite101.com/article.cfm/celebrate_black_history_month

http://puzzles.about.com/od/familyfun/qt/KidsBlackHist.htm

http://www.nvo.com/ecnewletter/blackhistorymonth/

Search Google for more:

http://www.google.com/search?q=black+history+month+activities&hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS272&tbs=tl:1&tbo=u&ei=trpxS63vMc7R8Aa7_7yxCw&sa=X&oi=timeline_result&ct=title&resnum=14&ved=0CD4Q5wIwDQ

Wordle: Characteristics of Autism

nutt — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:11:18 +0000

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Portsmouth has an Autism Team. More information is coming your way.

Nutt Gone Wild!

nutt — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:59:37 +0000

: Wild Thing!

Thanks to New York Zoos and Aquarium (Wildlife Conservation Society) and my supervisor for sharing this activity: http://www.buildyourwildself.com/ , I created a Wild Self. It was easy and fun. Take the time to build your wild self.

What Did I See At The Virginia Educational Technology Conference (VETC)?

nutt — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:37:26 +0000

The Virginia Educational Technology Conference (VETC) is a combination of the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and Virginia Tech (VT). I enjoyed presenting two different sessions and visiting several other sessions. Below is an outline of the sessions I visited:

Wednesday:

Online Content That Engages, Inspires, ang Excites Learners

Presented by Deborah Gray

(SAS Curiculum Pathways)

Tech Cadet Boot Camp (Our Presentation)

Presented by Deloris Eure-Nutt and Ruth Okoye

(Portsmouth Public Schools)

http://ppsblogs.net/Tech_Cadet_Boot_Camp/

Video Conferencing

Presented by Gerald Powell

(Electronic Systems, Inc.)

Spotlight Session: Five Trends in Technology That Will Change Education

Presented by Robin Raskin

(Founder: Living in Digital Times, a CEA patrner program)

Web Calendar Software and Hosting: Interactive Calendars Keep Us Connected

Presented by Grace Kelly

(Norfolk Public Schools)

Online Calendar: http://www.brownbearsw.com/freecal/freehome.html

In/Out Board: http://www.brownbearsw.com/inoutboard/

Thursday:

The Total Package: The Media Specialist, the ITRT, and the Teacher

Presented by Sharon T. McGlone

(Norfolk Public Schools)

It’s All in the iPod

Presented by Cindy C. Rudy

(York County School Division)

http://learninginhandwithipods.pbworks.com/

Women Wild about Science and Technology

Presented by Brenda Conway and Dianne Clowes

(Spotsylvania County Public Schools)

How Technology Can Lower a Teacher’s Stress Level (Our Presentation)

Presented by Deloris Eure-Nutt and Brian McKee

(Portsmouth Public Schools)

Deloris’ Blog: http://ppsblogs.net/nutt

Brian’s Blog: http://ppsblogs.net/brianmckee

Teacher In-Service for Technology Integration-We Prefer Carrots, Not Sticks

Presented by Paul Lancaster

(Bath County Public Schools)

What’s the Digital Culture in Your School(s)?

Presented by John G. Hendron

(Goochland County Public Schools)

John G. Hendron’s Website: www.johnhendron.net

Friday:

Dynamic Teaching: How to Design, Develop, and Deliver Digital Lessons

Presented by Eric P. Miller

(Daniel Morgan Middle School)

Dynamic Classroom L.L.C. www.dynamicclassroom.com

A Perfect Fit: Online Resources + Web 2.0 Tools = 24/7 Learning

Presented by Peter Zicari, Shannon Moore and Lisa Quinton (Spotsylvania County Public Schools)

Other Resources:

http://spotsyschools.us/ITRT/

http://elibrary.com/

http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/

Brian shared these links:

http://mashon.com/

http://mashon.com/education/creator

VETC Presentation: How Technology Can Lower a Teacher’s Stress Level

nutt — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:47:16 +0000

By breaking into the mind of the unmotivated student, technology integration can lower the teacher’s stress level. Our students have been raised in a media-rich world. Effective technology projects with small group collaboration have enhanced learning by decreasing discipline incidents in unmotivated students and consistently raised the level of thinking skills. Because technology integration allows the students to be more actively engaged in the lesson, they are more attentive and least likely to be restless and/or behavior-challenged in the classroom. With a foundation in current research, we will share the movie, PhotoStory, and Publisher projects successfully implemented in a K-6 elementary school. Learn how to avoid the pitfalls and discover the benefits of effective technology integration.

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In these times of high stakes accountability testing, students AND teachers are getting stressed. Subsequently, the pressure is causing everyone to focus more on preparing for Test Day and lose focus on how learning can be fun. An engaged learner who owns his own learning (we know this, but do we DO it?) results in an atmosphere of engaged and focused learning. We will show simple and engaging activities that have been used in our schools as ITRTs that resulted in positive benefits!

Questions? Feedback? Please leave a comment below! Thanks for attending!

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Links:

UDL
–>NECC 09 handout
–>UDL Project Wiki
–>Sample UDL lessons

WEB 2.0
Blogging:
–>Example One Example Two Example Three
Podcasting:
–>Deloris’ blog

WIKI Collaboration project

MICROSOFT OFFICE

–>Links for inserting sound in Word

–>Interactive PPT
–>Interactive Excel tutorial example

Tech Tuesday: Instructional Blogging

nutt — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:03:16 +0000

I am at Wilson High School showing teachers how to post to their blog, how to edit their post, how to add to their sidebar, create categories, and more…

Delicious Tags from the PLURK World

nutt — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:48:44 +0000

After entering the PLURK world, I have doubled / tripled my bookmarks. Below you will find access to my delicious and plurk information and I hope they all work because my PLURK friends have shared some AWESOME resources. If you would like to enter the PLURK world, click on this link: http://www.plurk.com/

I am technologynutt: http://www.plurk.com/technologynutt/invite

My delicious tags: http://delicious.com/tags/Deloris.Nutt

Please let me know if the links do not work for you. I don’t want anyone to miss out on seeing any of these AWESOME resources.